A movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden has come under fire because of the suggestion that officials gave out classified information about the raid on the terrorist compound in Pakistan. But the Defense Department insists that’s not the case.

A defense official revealed the name of a SEAL team planner to the filmmakers, according to the documents. But a Pentagon official said a proposed meeting between the commander and filmmakers never took place and that no security violation occurred in disclosing the name.

“As a former director of the CIA, I deplore the unauthorized disclosures of classified information. I think this is something that does have to be fully investigated and that it has to be very clear that this is intolerable,” Mr. Panetta said. “If we’re going to try to protect the defense of this country, we’ve got to be able to protect those who are involved in clandestine operations.”